Tuesday, June 19th 5:30-7:30 PM. Free Admission
UArts School of Dance Terra Building
Roadkill
In an exploration of American culture, two truck drivers find themselves on display as both swans and monsters in motion. A humorously dark portrayal of two men struggling to find their identity, the dancers are violent and sexual beasts, whirring and puttering motors, and two guys in trucker hats all in the same dance. In this duet, the men represent the most horrific stereotypes of masculinity and the cold monotony of mankind. Pedestrian actions quickly turn into Quasimodo-esque waltzes as dancers shift from normal into exaggerated states of being. The two men interact through guttural growling and shared gestures in a parody of primitivism. With softness in movement representing a retreat into vulnerability, the men unsuccessfully try to rid themselves of both vulnerability and beastliness. The shaking monotony of their occupation is the only constant variable. Eventually the men can only tune out conflicting desires to become truck engines.
